Ok, I was able to finally get some good photos in day light.
I also convinced the seller that the original second hand was NOT for 1680, even though gen.
I gave him the OK to ship em to me.
I'm pretty confident they are real:
He did switch the second hand in question with one of my choosing.
Here is the final picture:
I did find 1 picture on VRF that shows a long stem and a NON Tapered end like the 1680 hand in question
3rd hand labeled 5512/5513
http://www.network54.com/Forum/207593/thread/1288697569/Will+5513+handset+fit+1680-+seems+both+same+caliber+movement
my concern is the second hand mostly.
I have seen, Rarely ... maybe 3 pictures, of a second hand that is so long from the base to the lume dot.
I have made a picture to illustrate my point:
First Picture is the hand in Question and the others are from VRF:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SWISS-MADE-ROLEX-SUBMARINER-SEADWELLER-SET-HANDS-TRITIUM-GENUINE-PART-/261241104160?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=tEGfqETi2WxUp1pKS%252Bwq1f8jQqE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
100% feedback.. seems like a legit seller but the seconds sweeping hand has me worried.
The end point doesn't look tapered enough.
+1
This is what I would do.
But if you still want to spend upwards of 1k on a gen: http://www.network54.com/Forum/207673/message/1369152541/FS-+Rolex+93250+submariner+bracelet+full+links+with+SEL+in+NOS+condition+....+USD1150
LOL @ Crown
I have a question, for an untrained eye like mine, that insert + Pearl looks pretty damn good for a rep.
Any experts want to chime in and share your knowledge about the insert and the pearl compared to Gen fat font insert with a tritium pearl?
I recently acquired a Gen 1680 with the wrong skinny font insert, but paying $400 for a Gen Fat Font with a Pearl is a bit out of my price range at the moment.
Thanks
GAAAH Why can't they ever get the hour markers right?
They look like big silver rings around white Bubbles... Give me a break.
Is it so hard to make them look flat and skinny?